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Governor Gretchen Whitmer dropped by an early voting center today to thank election workers and to call attention to the state’s early voting law.

A new law signed Monday will give Michigan’s overseas and uniformed services voters more time to get their absentee ballots in. The ballots must be postmarked by election day and arrive within the next six days.

A Senate committee rejected an effort Monday to allow anyone to vote absentee by mail in Indiana.

The four-bill package would ban guns from coming within 100 feet of polling places, ballot drop boxes, and absentee ballot counting areas.

Indiana will now offer a remote, accessible ballot marking tool for those with print disabilities following a new settlement. This could increase ballot accessibility for voters with these types of disabilities.

Answers to a few frequently asked questions, plus links to detailed information.

Proposal 2 will appear on the ballot as nine bullet points. Some create something new, like a nine-day early voting period or a way to sign up to vote absentee in all future elections. Others strengthen existing policies, like the ability to vote without a photo I-D by signing an affidavit.

As elections approach, local election officials are urging individuals to be vigilant when filling out ballots and applications for mail-in ballots.

Early, in-person voting in the 2022 general election starts Wednesday across the state.

When Hoosiers go to vote, they are required to bring a government-issued photo ID with them. For groups such as youth without driver's licenses or people of color with no ID, this presents a challenge.